Global News Podcast
BBC
The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest developments in Syria, after the fall of the Assad regime. Also keeping you up to date on the wider Middle East and Ukraine conflicts, as well as the latest news about US politics. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
Location:
United Kingdom
Networks:
BBC
Description:
The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest developments in Syria, after the fall of the Assad regime. Also keeping you up to date on the wider Middle East and Ukraine conflicts, as well as the latest news about US politics. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
Twitter:
@BBCWorld
Language:
English
Episodes
The Happy Pod: 2024 News Review
12/25/2024
The happiest stories of 2024 - from the extraordinary achievement in raising Notre Dame Cathedral from the ashes, to the success of the chopsticks manoeuvre to catch a rocket booster; and the baby hippo who went viral.
Duration:00:33:46
Armed men open fire at Haiti hospital reopening
12/24/2024
Armed men in Haiti kill at least two journalists and a police officer, after opening fire at the reopening of its biggest public hospital. Also: Syria’s rebel factions agree to merge under the defence ministry.
Duration:00:28:09
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
12/24/2024
The probe is plunging into the sun's outer atmosphere, amid brutal temperatures. Also; the UN warns that famine is spreading in Sudan, with Darfur among the worst affected regions.
Duration:00:28:55
Trump ally Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs while in office, ethics report says
12/23/2024
A long-awaited report into Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid for sex and drugs while in office. Also: marches take place in Magdeburg, and a new government in France after days of political turmoil.
Duration:00:29:19
Joe Biden commutes dozens of death sentences
12/23/2024
The president switched 37 capital punishment convictions to life in prison without parole. Also: motoring giants Nissan and Honda take their first steps to merge, and tactics taken in South Korea to increase the country’s birth rate.
Duration:00:31:32
Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
12/22/2024
Turkey says there's no room for Kurdish militias in Syria's future. Also: Germany promises a thorough investigation into the Magdeburg attack.
Duration:00:30:21
The Global Story: Does Trump’s return threaten the future of Nato?
12/22/2024
Donald Trump's return to the White House is seen as a potential threat to European security. Some think he may abandon Nato - but the organisation's new secretary general seems convinced he will be persuaded to stay.
Duration:00:22:52
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
12/21/2024
The German city of Magdeburg is in mourning after a Christmas attack killed five. We hear the possible motives of the suspect. Also: Albania shuts down TikTok, and in Guatamala children are rescued from a sect.
Duration:00:30:29
The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
12/21/2024
A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love with Christmas lights; how a cat saved its owner; and AI spots dolphin accents.
Duration:00:27:14
Fatalities and injuries in German Christmas market attack
12/20/2024
A car has been driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. There have been a number of fatalities and injuries.
Duration:00:27:26
US sends diplomats to Syria
12/20/2024
US diplomats are visiting Syria to hold talks with the new de facto leader. Also: a new attempt to find the wreckage of missing flight MH370, and a controversial new TV game show, Beast Games.
Duration:00:29:01
Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
12/19/2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting a US healthcare insurance executive, has been extradited to New York to face new federal charges. Also: the ground squirrels in California that are hunting voles.
Duration:00:30:45
Guilty verdicts and jail sentences in France's biggest rape trial
12/19/2024
In a major trial in France, Dominique Pelicot and 50 pther men are jailed for repeatedly raping his wife Gisèle. Also, Israeli jets attack Houthi targets in Yemen, and Czech experts restore damaged Ukrainian artworks.
Duration:00:28:59
Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west
12/18/2024
Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the west. Also: listen to the 'earliest known country song' ever recorded.
Duration:00:31:13
Man detained after Russian general's assassination
12/18/2024
Russia has detained an Uzbek man suspected of assassinating an army general. Russia says the suspect was recruited by Ukraine. Also: The UN warns Syria is unable to cope with large numbers of refugees returning home.
Duration:00:26:52
US says it's cautiously optimistic that a deal to end fighting in Gaza is within reach
12/17/2024
After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Also: repairs are to be carried out on Venice's "slippery" glass bridge.
Duration:00:31:03
Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow bomb blast
12/17/2024
Igor Kirillov was killed in the explosion on Tuesday. Also; a powerful earthquake flattens buildings and cuts communications in Vanuatu, and how one letter was delivered to the wrong address thousands of kilometres away.
Duration:00:27:18
The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in Syria
12/16/2024
Syria's new rulers pledge to protect minority Alawite community in Latakia after recent attacks. Also: Germany’s chancellor loses vote of confidence, and hundreds of new species are found in Mekong in south east Asia.
Duration:00:28:31
French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone
12/16/2024
France to provide relief and security to people in Mayotte, after Saturday's destructive cyclone. Also: Western powers step up their engagement with the new rulers of Syria. And Serbia accuses journalists of spying.
Duration:00:29:06
Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte cyclone
12/15/2024
Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. Also: the previously unheard stories of women inside Iran’s Evin Prison, and the world's biggest iceberg - on the move again.
Duration:00:28:21